သဘျုၣ်

Borrowed from Austroasiatic (Luce 1985); compare Proto-Mon-Khmer *ml(əw) (“betel”), whence Mon ဇဗၠူ (həpluˀ, “betel”). Cognate with Bwe Karen θə́ɓu, Eastern Pwo ဖူႋလး (phɯ̄ lá), Pa'o Karen ပြူး. Shorto (2006, #1860) notes that this word is widespread in Southeast Asia. See, for example, Thai พลู (pluu).

• (Kayin State) IPA^(key): /θəblɨ⁵²ˀ/

သဘျုၣ် • (tha blù)

1. betel (Piper betle)

• သဘျုၣ်လၣ် (tha blù là, “betel leaf”)

• Luce, Gordon. 1985. Phases of Pre-Pagan Burma: languages and history (volume 2). Oxford University Press. →ISBN